Adrift
STX Entertainment | Release Date: June 1, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
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16
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13
Negative:
2
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60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Emily YoshidaJun 1, 2018
Adrift is enough of a boilerplate piece of survival drama that you know to expect those beats more or less coming on schedule, but Woodley makes it more emotionally satisfying than it would be otherwise. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMay 31, 2018
If the part of the film devoted to endurance lacks the harrowing power of, say, 2013's All Is Lost, it at least gives Woodley the opportunity to convincingly sink her teeth into a plum dramatic lead role as a young woman fighting fiercely against the forces of nature (instead of a dystopian civilization). Read full review
55
TheWrapRobert AbeleMay 31, 2018
There’s a choppiness in the overall dramatic pull that — despite the surface appeal of the stars and Kormákur’s and cinematographer Robert Richardson’s visuals — keeps Adrift from making true waves. Read full review
50
Film ThreatFilipe FreitasOct 6, 2018
What saves Adrift from an instant wreckage is Woodley’s performance, but still, it’s preferable to read the facts than cope with its cinematic adaptation. Read full review
50
Screen DailyTim GriersonMay 31, 2018
Director Baltasar Kormákur makes good use of location filming on the open waters, giving this melodramatic tale a dose of realism, but this true story is never as harrowing as the subject matter would suggest. Blame it on a misjudged narrative device and Adrift’s generally adolescent approach to relationships and maritime emergencies. Read full review
50
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenMay 31, 2018
Woodley and Claflin make an attractive pair, but they’re not particularly convincing playing people deeply, deeply in love. There’s something lacking in the conviction department there. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangMay 31, 2018
What seems at first like an ingenious and surprising dramatic strategy feels, by the end, like an evasion on the movie’s part, a refusal to grant its subject the unflinching honesty it deserves. A true story it may be, but no one should mistake it for a truthful one. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonMay 31, 2018
You can consume only so much gooey romanticism before someone gets seasick, and it’s precisely the soggy love story at the center of Adrift — a survival-at-sea adventure directed by the estimable Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur — that prevents this storm-tossed vehicle from achieving maximum upthrust. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorMay 31, 2018
Like "Everest," Adrift is a movie throbbing with an audience’s anxiety – and yet it is not particularly dramatic. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenMay 31, 2018
Like the peanut butter that serves as a primary source of sustenance in the film, Adrift can be devoured in smooth and/or crunchy modes: high-seas romance or cataclysmic adventure. There are commendable aspects to recommend each approach, yet the final result is an uneasy blend. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. ScottMay 31, 2018
The chronological back-and-forth diffuses the dread and suspense — the feeling of desperate uncertainty implied by the title — that might have made for a more intense, more memorable yarn. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTom RussoMay 31, 2018
As he did with his "Everest" cast, Kormákur draws a strong, pathos-rich performance from Woodley, filled with moments of her character confronting her own mortality and looking back on safe choices not made. It’s solid drama, but also very slow going. Read full review
40
EmpireJonathan PileJun 25, 2018
Hampered by a script that fails to make the central love affair work and few new ideas while they’re stranded at sea, even the best efforts of its talented lead pair can’t keep this afloat. Read full review
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